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A Florida father who made national headlines after he beat a man unconscious after finding him sexually abusing his 11-year-old son said he did what he had to do and would have killed the man if his son hadn't stopped him. The alleged abuser, Raymond Frolander, remains behind bars. (Published Tuesday, July 22, 2014)

"My son saved Raymond. Raymond was motionless on our floor. I went to the kitchen to grab a butcher knife and my son stopped me. My son came in front of me and saved his attacker's life," he said.

Frolander remains behind bars without bond on a sexual battery charge. The father wasn't charged.

The father said he treated Frolander like his own son but claims the man left town after a sexual assault attempt three years ago that the victim never told anyone about. But Frolander recently returned, the father said.